1897 - 1984
Walter Davis Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian-American actor. A major leading man during the Golden Age of Hollywood, known for his "portrayals of men who prove both sturdy and wise," Pidgeon earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Actor, for his roles in Mrs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Pidgeon has received more than 2,012,938 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Walter Pidgeon is the 2,289th most popular actor (down from 2,169th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Canada (up from 174th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Canadian Actor.
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Among actors, Walter Pidgeon ranks 2,289 out of 9,996. Before him are Kaspar Capparoni, Jean Yanne, Rita Wilson, Hayden Christensen, Madge Sinclair, and Lauren Graham. After him are Jason Priestley, Murray Head, Peter Strauss, Alfred Abel, David Boreanaz, and Alexandra Daddario.
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 2,283
1933 - 2003
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 2,284
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 2,285
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 2,286
1938 - 1995
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 2,287
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 2,288
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 2,289
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,290
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,291
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,292
1879 - 1937
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,293
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 2,294
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 2,295
Among people born in 1897, Walter Pidgeon ranks 149. Before him are Husni al-Za'im, Manlio Brosio, Paul Gallico, Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg, Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, and Zhang Guotao. After him are Paul Ben-Haim, Levon Mirzoyan, Marion Davies, Lampião, Dirk Stikker, and Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky. Among people deceased in 1984, Walter Pidgeon ranks 103. Before him are Richard E. Bellman, Ernesto Mascheroni, Trygve Bratteli, Big Mama Thornton, Adam Malik, and Ansel Adams. After him are Manuel Fleitas Solich, Paul Ben-Haim, Uwe Johnson, Toni Turek, William Powell, and J. B. Priestley.
1897 - 1949
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 143
1897 - 1980
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 144
1897 - 1976
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 145
1897 - 1970
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 146
1897 - 1948
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 147
1897 - 1979
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 148
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 149
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 150
1897 - 1939
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 151
1897 - 1961
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 152
1897 - 1938
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 153
1897 - 1979
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 154
1897 - 2000
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 155
1920 - 1984
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 97
1907 - 1984
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 98
1910 - 1984
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 99
1926 - 1984
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 100
1917 - 1984
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 101
1902 - 1984
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 102
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 103
1900 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 104
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 105
1934 - 1984
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 106
1919 - 1984
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 107
1892 - 1984
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 108
1894 - 1984
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 109
Among people born in Canada, Walter Pidgeon ranks 171 out of 1,350. Before him are James Gosling (1955), Maud Menten (1879), Neve Campbell (1973), Robert Langlands (1936), Roger Spottiswoode (1945), and Hayden Christensen (1981). After him are Jason Priestley (1969), Tommy Chong (1938), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Phil Esposito (1942), William H. McNeill (1917), and Hubert Reeves (1932).
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 165
1879 - 1960
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 166
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 167
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 168
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 169
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 170
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 171
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 172
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 173
1963 - 2021
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 174
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 175
1917 - 2016
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 176
1932 - 2023
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 177
Among actors born in Canada, Walter Pidgeon ranks 53. Before him are James Doohan (1920), Cobie Smulders (1982), John Ireland (1914), Elisha Cuthbert (1982), Neve Campbell (1973), and Hayden Christensen (1981). After him are Jason Priestley (1969), Tommy Chong (1938), Alan Thicke (1947), Sandra Oh (1971), Ann Rutherford (1917), and Oliver Platt (1960).
1920 - 2005
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 47
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 48
1914 - 1992
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 49
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 50
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 51
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 52
1897 - 1984
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 53
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 54
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 55
1947 - 2016
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 56
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 57
1917 - 2012
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 58
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 59